TIOL-DDT 1053 · Monday, 16 February 2009 · story 4 of 4

Interim Budget Today

Though the Budget is interim, expectations are intense and if these expectations are not met, the stock exchange may play monkey and if they are met, they would be already discounted.

Today, we know, you are interested in the budget – interim or otherwise, than DDT. We will bring you the interim budget as it unfolds, though there is not much to unfold.

There was the traditional photo session in the North Block showing the FM giving finishing touches to his budget.

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There will be another one tomorrow with the FM outside the North Block.

TIOL asked one of our contributors to send in his comments immediately after the Interim Budget. He sent in his comments even before, “The interim budget is disappointing. The UPA Govt has failed to assure a decent living to the aam admi. blah blah blah....”